A Pecos man was high on synthetic marijuana Sunday when he took off his clothes and later assaulted a Midland police officer, according to court documents.

Eddie Vela, 26, was being held Monday on a $42,000 bond for a third-degree felony charge of assault on a public servant, class A misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest, search or transport and evading arrest or detention, a class B misdemeanor charge of possession of a controlled substance and a class C misdemeanor charge of public intoxication.

A Midland police officer responded to a check person call at about 4 p.m. Sunday at the Kent Kwik convenience store, 2315 E. Front St.

A complainant told dispatch that a driver had pulled his vehicle up to a gas pump, left the nozzle in the gas tank and began to run back forth across Front Street while taking off his clothes.

The officer found the driver, Vela, running east in the 2400 block of the north service road of Business 20. The officer believed Vela was high on synthetic marijuana, which was later found in Vela’s vehicle.

Vela refused to follow the officer’s commands and told the officer “just shoot me.” The officer detained Vela on the ground, during which Vela began to punch the officer multiple times in the face. Vela attempted to evade the officer on foot. The officer again tried detaining Vela but was unsuccessful since the officer’s physical strikes were not affecting Vela during his drug-induced state.

The officer used pepper spray on Vela, but it was ineffective. Several other officers responded to assist in the detainment, and an officer used a baton to effectively subdue Vela, according to the arrest affidavit.

Vela was transported to Midland Memorial Hospital for treatment before being booked into Midland County jail.

If convicted, Vela faces up to 10 years in prison for the felony and up to one year for each class A misdemeanor.